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Understanding the Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning in Bilingual Learners

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Language education Speaker Series Report (5%)
a. Language acquisition/education is a broad discipline. To familiarize yourself with the diversity of what language education/acquisition work has to offer, we will attend the Language education Speaker Series event, as a group, this Spring and you will submit a one-page-double-spaced report about the talk (see below for details).
b. Speaker: Dr. Gigi Luk
c. Time: Feb. 8th (7pm to 8:30pm)
d. Summary due Feb. 11th by midnight
i. Title: Shifting the discourse from deficit to difference: Understanding the cognitive neuroscience of learning in bilingual learners
ii. Abstract: In many schools across the U.S., children who speak a minority language are tasked with learning new knowledge in English, which is their second, developing language. These children's learning outcome, when compared with their English proficient peers, is often described as inferior. Furthermore, children from linguistically diverse backgrounds were also disproportionately represented in special education. The academic achievement gap between children with different levels of English proficiency is complex. Critically, what are the considerations to identify atypical learning mechanisms for children from diverse language backgrounds? In this talk, I will explore education, psychology, and neuroscience research on language diversity, academic achievement, and special education consideration. Taking an interdisciplinary approach in this discussion is necessary to shift the emphasis on performance deficits by recognizing and harnessing children’s strength to enrich learning. Going beyond recognizing language diversity in schools, this shift in emphasis is necessary to embrace language diversity in U.S. schools by providing equitable access to academic knowledge for children who speak a minority language and designing linguistically sensitive pedagogy for all children.
iii. A Zoom link will be sent to all students as the date approaches.
Link will be provided

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February 12, 2021
Understanding the relationship between current educational metrics used in school in line with the circumstances surrounding the learning experience is essential for everyone. It allows a holistic and practical approach that would improve the educational system band. In Dr. Luk's discussion, she noted how the evaluation metrics for English proficiency had created a disparity between students who have English as their native language and those who primarily speak 'minority languages.' Notably, she noted that by using the same standard evaluation tools for both of these students' classes, those who have to learn and develop their English (as their developing language) were believed or reported to have lower improvements than natural English speakers. Ac...
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